Pheasants & Grouse in Suffolk
Our list for Suffolk has 6 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Suffolk in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantRare16–18 cmRegularly Jun
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictusPassage migrantRare90–105 cmRegularly Mar
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusSummer visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Red-legged Partridge 32–34 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- Golden Pheasant 90–105 cm
- Indian Peafowl 86–230 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made